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Ethel Nystrom will celebrate her 80th birthday with a luncheon hosted by her children and their families from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 19 at Anacortes Lutheran Church.
She was born April 15, 1928.
Her children and their spouses are Michael (Peggy) Nystrom of Olympia, Karen (Ken) Sorensen of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Diane (Louis) Zurcher of Anacortes.
Nystrom celebrates 80th birthday
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